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Washington Post · United States · Tens of thousands march in Budapest's first Pride since Orbán's ouster
Placed the march in the 16-year arc of Orbán's LGBTQ+ restrictions, noting he had sought to ban the event entirely and constitutionally outlawed it in 2025. Observed that the 2025 march had been the biggest in Hungary's history with an estimated 350,000, driven by defiance; the 2026 crowd was smaller but the tone was celebration rather than resistance.
“Hungary's new government has not repealed the Orbán-era legislation that outlawed Pride, but police this year authorized the event.”